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archytas's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This started out quite light, but Lee delves deeper as the memoir progresses, with some more difficult topics in the latter half. It is engaging and smart and, ultimately, hopeful read.
thenovelbookshelf's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Good Indian Daughter will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, from laughter and love to anger, rage and disbelief.
Ruhi unpacks her life in this book, from sweet childhood moments with her parents, her struggles as a teen immigrant in Australia, to her almost independent life from her parents during pregnancy.
Women of all races will connect in some way to one part or another of Ruhis' traumatic journey through life. You may relive some of your own trauma and parent's disappointments in you, you may even cry and want to withdraw or rebel as you did back then.
I'm not brave enough to write how much of this book reflected my life as a half Chinese daughter coming to Australia, but by reading this book, maybe I'm not the only one now.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
sezmohammed's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
When Ruhi Lee finds out she's having a daughter she's not sure she'll be a good mother. She spends a long time reflecting and doing the work of breaking toxic cycles of parenting.
This is a touching memoir that says the quiet parts out loud. Lee reflects on her family and tells us about her journey breaking away from being what others expect from her into who she wants to be so that she can be the mother her daughter deserves.
This is a touching memoir that says the quiet parts out loud. Lee reflects on her family and tells us about her journey breaking away from being what others expect from her into who she wants to be so that she can be the mother her daughter deserves.
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